Welcome
       Congratulations on your acceptance to the Nursing Program at Columbus State Community 
     College. The Associate Degree Nursing Program is just one of several programs in the Nursing 
     Department, and we are thrilled and honored that you have chosen Columbus State Nursing as 
     the first step of your journey. You will find that despite the rigorous curriculum of the program, 
     we will be there with you every step of the way and are here to help. We wish you nothing but 
     success on your journey throughout our program and after.
       Welcome to the Nursing Program!
       Sincerely,
       Columbus State Nursing Faculty & Staf
     Covid – 19  Information
      The Nursing Department is making every attempt to keep our students informed of the latest 
     information available regarding how the pandemic is afecting our curriculum.  Information 
     changes day to day and hour to hour.  Please use the provided link to keep up to date on the 
     college wide information that dictates the Nursing Department.  
     https://www.cscc.edu/about/coronavirus/#latest
     At the time this presentation is being created, the college has lifted mask mandates.  Courses are 
     planning to run in person as noted on your section listing on the website.
     Please be aware that changes to the delivery of the curriculum can change quickly. 
   Required documentation to begin 
   the program
        Please make sure you refer to the deadlines you received in the mail 
                   or it is available online under orientation.
          Missing any deadlines on this document will result in not 
           entering the Autumn 2022 Advanced Standing class. 
                   There be NO extensions or exceptions!
         Please note, deadlines are for the proof of completion not beginning a process. 
         -For example, the deadline for your Fingerprint and Drug Screen Results mean the results must be 
         received by the Nursing Department by that date. IT IS NOT the date to have the screen started. The 
         recent background checks have been taking 7-45 day to obtain results. 
         Therefore, DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO BEGIN.
        Program Outcomes
          “Upon completion of the Associate Degree in Nursing, the graduate will be able to:
         1. Implement safe, patient centered care in the professional role of the registered nurse.
         2. Utilize nursing judgement supported by best current evidence and quality improvement measures in 
         providing nursing care for patients across the life span.
         3. Collaborate efectively with patient, family, nursing, and inter-professional team.
         4. Apply informatics and technology to communicate and manage patient care.” 
         (ADN Program Student Handbook, pg 10)
     Concept Based Curriculum
       “Student understanding is improved when students focus on broad concepts that cross 
     environmental settings, the lifespan, health and illness.” (Giddens & Wright, 2012)
       Because of this, and in an attempt to avoid content saturation (increasing/overwhelming 
     quantities of information), the Nursing Department teaches a Concept Based Curriculum. A 
     Concept Based Curriculum works by teaching essential nursing concepts, such as ‘pain’ or 
     ‘oxygenation’, and then relating representative samples of client situations or problems as a way 
     of teaching each concept.
       The outcome is that the student should be able to grasp and understand the concept, and then 
     apply said concept to patient situations.